Welcome!
The Center for South Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is made up of a community of faculty and staff who reflect the diversity and global relevance of South Asian Studies.
Through our diverse academic disciplines, summer language institute, annual conference, student organizations and outreach programs, the Center seeks to define and promote greater understanding of South Asian history, language, religion and culture.
We also support linkages to other relevant area studies and global studies programs that emphasize transnational flows of culture, people, money in ways that are important to a better understanding of South Asia both in the past and the present.
News and Announcements
The submission portal for the 52nd Annual Conference on South Asia now open!
The submission portal for the 52nd Annual Conference on South Asia opened on Thursday, February 1, 2024, for all proposal types. The theme for this year’s conference is Democracy and Authoritarianism. We invite proposals related to all …
February 6, 2024Prof. Mou Banerjee led ‘The Nonviolence Project’ featured in L&S news
We’re thrilled to share that ‘The Nonviolence Project’ led by Prof. Mou Banerjee an assistant professor in UW-Madison’s Department of History, and a team of approximately 10 paid student-researchers has been featured in the prestigious …
December 22, 2023Sri Vamsi Matta stirs the pot by talking about food and caste
Sri Vamsi Matta, artist in residence for the UW-Madison’s Division of the Arts’ Interdisciplinary Art Residency Program gave a private performance of “Come Eat With Me” a provocation on India’s caste system in October 2023 …
November 29, 2023UW–Madison continues to be a top U.S. university for study abroad and international students
According to the 2023 Open Doors Report, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The report listed the …
November 27, 2023Mitra Sharafi was named president-elect of the American Society for Legal History (ASLH)
Mitra Sharafi, professor and legal historian of modern South Asia at UW-Madison, was named president-elect of the American Society for Legal History (ASLH) during the awards ceremony of the 2023 ASLH annual meeting in Philadelphia on Oct. 28, 2023. …
November 14, 2023- More News
Upcoming Events
- April
- April 4Center for South Asia Weekly Lecture Series Spring 2024Unveiling the Tapestry: Psychological research exploring South Asian American identities, interpersonal relationships, and health- Dr. Vaishali Raval12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
Also offered online - April 18Center for South Asia Weekly Lecture Series Spring 2024Darshana Mini- Asst. Prof Department of Communication Arts- UW-Madison "Rated A: Soft-Porn Cinema and Mediations of Desire in India"12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
Also offered online - April 25Center for South Asia Weekly Lecture Series Spring 2024Anya Golovkova-Asst. professor of Religion- Lakeforest College 12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
Also offered online